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This information was released today, Monday, October 4th, 1993 at 9:31 am EST.
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Garth Chouteau
Autodesk, Inc.
(415) 491-8853
Autodesk Announces AutoVision(TM) 1.0
New Tool for AutoCAD Customers Offers Photorealistic Rendering
SAUSALITO, Calif., October 4, 1993 -- Autodesk, Inc. today announced
AutoVision(TM) software, a still-rendering application with photorealistic
image quality that operates within AutoCAD(R) Release 12 for DOS. An AutoCAD
Development System(TM) (ADS) application from the Multimedia
Division of Autodesk, AutoVision is designed to help AutoCAD users produce high-
impact images and conceptual renderings. AutoVision combines exceptional
rendering speed with high quality (including ray-tracing) and precise control
of image details. AutoVision carries a suggested retail price of US$795 and
ships in October, 1993.
"The visualization needs of the typical AutoCAD customer continue to
increase, and in any CAD-related field, photorealistic rendering is becoming a
real competitive advantage," said Jack Strange, director of
marketing for Autodesk Multimedia. "AutoVision delivers this capability in an
intuitive way, through a familiar environment."
In addition to photorealistic rendering, AutoVision enables easy migration from
still rendering to broadcast-quality animation through 3D Studio(R) (.3DS) file
compatibility. AutoVision software's compatibility with Autodesk 3D Studio
Release 3, the premier PC software solution for 3D modeling, rendering and
animation, ensures that as the needs of AutoCAD customers change, their
investment in rendering software will be preserved.
"AutoVision will enable AutoCAD customers to achieve very high image quality
within AutoCAD, and then migrate to 3D Studio as their needs grow to include
animation. It's another key piece of our commitment to deliver quality
visualization products to our AutoCAD customers," Strange said.
"With AutoVision AutoCAD owners can better communicate with clients by
portraying designs as they would appear in the real world, facilitating the
testing of product concepts prior to construction," said Teri Felix, AutoVision
senior product manager. "Also, the tight integration of AutoVision with
AutoCAD and 3D Studio means that AutoCAD files can be used from concept to
drafting to manufacturing, and customers have the benefit of design
visualization at every step of the process."
AutoVision rendering occurs entirely within AutoCAD and rendering information
is saved to the AutoCAD .DWG file. AutoVision software works with a broad
range of video displays, from VGA to Truecolor and can output to screen or file
at any resolution on 8-, 16-, 24- or 32-bit devices.
AutoVision Features
AutoVision software's powerful toolset allows the user to render multiple views
of a drawing, each with different lighting effects, materials and surfaces.
Features include:
- Materials Editor -- Modify existing materials or create your own, to
precisely model an object's appearance. Control color, reflection,
transparency and ambient characteristics and surface texture.
- Procedural Materials -- Algorithmically generated materials make it
easy to create seamless wood, marble and granite surfaces, altering such
characteristics as grain and color as desired.
- Sun Locator -- Accurately portray the sun's intensity and angle at
different times of the day and year using latitude and longitude coordinates
and time of day or by selecting a location from one of the numerous regional
maps included.
- Lighting Control -- Create and adjust point, spot and distant
lights using color, intensity, falloff and shadowing, to simulate real lighting
conditions.
- Compatibility with AutoCAD & 3D Studio Release 3 -- AutoVision
reads and writes 3D Studio files, as well as 3D Studio material files (.MLI).
AutoVision also reads information from Visual Link(TM) and AVE Render.
- CD-ROM of Textures -- Hundreds of textures and materials can be
applied 'as is' or modified within AutoVision's powerful Materials Editor.
System Requirements
AutoVision runs within AutoCAD Release 12 for DOS (386/486), and has the same
system requirements: an IBM(R) or Compaq(R) 386/486-based computer or 100-
percent compatible equipped with MS-DOS 3.3 or later, 8 MB of RAM, a VGA
display, a math coprocessor, an AutoCAD-supported pointing device and one 1.2
MB, 5.25-inch floppy disk drive or one 1.44 MB, 3.5-inch floppy-disk drive.
Pricing and Availability
AutoVision ships in October 1993, at a suggested retail price of US$795 (US
domestic only) through Authorized Autodesk and Multimedia Dealers. For a
limited time, owners of previous versions of AutoCAD can upgrade to R12 and
receive AutoVision for a total of US$1,000, a savings of US$300 - $500. For
more information, please call Autodesk toll free at 800-879-4233 or enter GO
ASOFT on CompuServe(R).
Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of desktop computer-aided design
automation software. Autodesk, Inc. develops, markets and supports a family of
design automation software products, as well as professional scientific and
multimedia software for personal computers and workstations. Autodesk shares
are traded on NASDAQ under the symbol ACAD. For more information, please call
415-332-2344 or type GO ADESK on CompuServe.
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Autodesk, AutoCAD and 3D Studio are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc.
AutoVision, the AutoCAD Development System and Visual Link are trademarks of
Autodesk, Inc. CompuServe is a registered trademark of H&R Block. All other
brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective
holders.